God & Savior

John 7:23

If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
John 7:23
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

εἰ περιτομὴν λαμβάνει ἄνθρωπος ἐν σαββάτῳ ἵνα μὴ λυθῇ ὁ νόμος Μωϋσέως, ἐμοὶ χολᾶτε ὅτι ὅλον ἄνθρωπον ὑγιῆ ἐποίησα ἐν σαββάτῳ;

  1. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  2. περιτομὴνperitomēn“circumcision”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from περιτομή · “circumcision” · Strong's G4061
  3. λαμβάνειlambanei“receives”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  4. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  5. ἐνen“on”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. σαββάτῳsabbatō“Sabbath”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σάββατον · “Sabbath” · Strong's G4521
  7. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  8. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  9. λυθῇluthēa“shall be broken”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from λύω · “to loose” · Strong's G3089
  10. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. νόμοςnomos“law”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “law” · Strong's G3551
  12. Μωϋσέως,Mōuseōs“of Moses,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς · “Moses” · Strong's G3475
  13. ἐμοὶemoi“with Me myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  14. χολᾶτεcholate“are you angry”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from χολάω · “be angry” · Strong's G5520
  15. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  16. ὅλονholon“entirely”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  17. ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon“a man”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  18. ὑγιῆhugiē“sound”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὑγιής · “healthy” · Strong's G5199
  19. ἐποίησαepoiēsa“I made”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  20. ἐνen“on”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  21. σαββάτῳ;sabbatō“[the] Sabbath?”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σάββατον · “Sabbath” · Strong's G4521
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)